>> ama: we are following breaking news from the san mateo bridge where there has been a major fire involving a limousine. this is a live picture of the bridge where you can see traffic in both directions, all westbound lanes are closed. you see traffic starting to back up. the fire happened on the decline on the san mateo county side, and we have an officer with the chp on the phone to tell us more about what happened and did this start with an accident, officer? >> it developed here there was a collision involved. all we know right now is somehow the fire started, and we do know that there are multiple fatilities in the limousine. >> any idea how many people were trapped inside?

>> we know at it multiple but don't know how many. and probably take a little while before we know for sure. >> what is the situation right now? is the fire still being worked nonwe can't exactly tell. >> i'm not at the scene but i will be more than happy to give you more information. >> perfect. so there was a limo that was on fire and several fatilities reported. you guys have issued a g alert. freeway the freeway closed, the westbound lanes, for three or four hours. >> yes. >> officer, thank you so much for joining us and giving us that information on what you know about what happened on the san mateo bridge, westbound closed after a fire involving a limousine. heard the officer say several fatalities. we're just hearing five confirmed dead. five people dead in the

limousine fire. they have itch you'd a sig alert for the bridge, advising motorists to are void highway 92. we have several news crews headed to the scene and they'll bring us more information. so we'll bring you a live report, but again, as we just told you, and heard from the chp, several fatilities. five people dead after a limousine fire on highway 92 in the san mateo bridge. we'll get back to that. >> a fire in san ramon destroyed oned husband -- house and firefighters are looking for a cause. reporter: just about everyone saw this house burst into flames. smoke billowed out of the house and that could be seep for miles. that's where julia hall was when she spotted the moch. >> i said, is it our house? and they said yes.

>> the house she spent 25 years in was burping, quickly disappearing before her eyes, and the fire spread from her home to her neighbor's house. >> appears the fire started in the carportthe two houses, ran up the side of the house and then g o the attic of both houses. >> the neighbor who is on vacation, only had damage to the garage and attic. the bankrupt of the -- the brunt of the fire was here-and at one point the house was so unstable firefighters pulled out. >> the attic space caught fire and there was a series of explosions. i think the tires on the vehicle were popping, and the windows on the house blew out. pretty intense for a while. >> crews tried figuring the fire from above but couldn't stop it. this is all that could be saved. >> my insulin, my needles, my test strips. >> haul quickly remembered what was lost. >> my parents just passed away,

and a lot of family memorabilia from 1642 on. and it's all gone. >> no one has hurt in the expire no one had to be evacuated. firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to anymore homes. >> firefighters say the wind and heat played a role in our quickly the fire spread. a home owner napa county sent us these pictures showing how close a vegetation fire came to his property. the three-acre blaze was quickly brought are in crul. two homes were threatened by the fire but no damage. the fire began when a home owner rock,wing and hit a rock, causing a spark. >> in the east bay town of crockett, 15 miles-per-hour winds didn't stop firefighters from swiftly putting out a grass fire. it forced the closure of an eastbound line of 84. no injuries. >> in southern california, the massive springs firer is

expected to be contained by monday. an area the size of san francisco, 43 square miles, has been burned. the fire is now 56% contained. more than 2,000 firefighters are on the lines, including several strike teams from the bay area. at 11:30, what's making a difference for the firefighters. >> cooler weather is help something firefighters tonight. let's head right to leigh glaser for the first check on the weather. >> leigh: the low clouds and fog, live doppler 7hd right now picking that up. as you look how i wouldspread that is. we had a nice wind shift this afternoon from the warm offshore winds to a cooler onshore wind component, and we have an area of low pressure. now to the east of the sierra, that is actually bringing moisture from east to west, and you can see towards red plus, an isolated shower. and southern california. a wind shift today from the warm offshore winds to onshore.

los angeles county reporting areas of fog, cooler air mass. that's going raise the relative humidities, cool temperatures down, and help the fire efforts. >> a big drop in temperatures for all of us tomorrow. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> ama: preparations are already underway for cinco de mayo celebrations across the bay area in san san jose, fourth street d market street will be closed along with a stretch of king road. the sharks also have game three of the play jews downtown will be -- playoffs, so downed will be packed. two years ago there was a stabbing and a few windows were broken out at a strip mall. the owner of a mall took a preventive measure this year, he blocked off the parking lot with yellow tape. >> i can't stay here all night and watch it. >> authorities across the bay area are patrolling for drunk drivers and there are dui check

points in several cities, including san francisco and fremont. two people died an head-on traffic collision in eastern contra costa county this afternoon. a blue subaru traveling on eastbound 9 'near brentwood ran into a tree. the two people killed were riding in the siewb rule. one -- the subaru. one died at the crash site and the other died aat a local trauma center. >> investigators in calaveras county or knocking on the doors of homes this weekend looking for clues that will load them to leila fowler's 0 killer. he search for her killer has been a tough process with few credible leads, only a vague description provided be her brother. investigators are keeping a presence in the community in case the killer returns. >> i've seen a couple cars

patrol down here in the eveningtime and morningtime. i saw one this morning. so they're making the rounds. >> ama: detectives took several knives from the home to see they've could have been used in the murder. the. >> ama: a 30 years east palo alto man is in critical but stable condition after being shot. happened shortly after 9:00 this evening on cooley avenue. the victim was found on the street. police are going door-to-door to gather information. but no suspects or motive. new at 11:00, several passengers and crew aboard a cruise liner that docked in san francisco were quarintined after a suspected norovirus outbreak. 30 passengers and eight crew members on the crystal symphony started feeling the illness on tuesday. a spokesman for the cruises says all of them were kept onboard while the ship came to san francisco. it's next stop is santa barbara.

>> if lost luggage isn't bad enough, fliers in italy had thieves stealing from their bags. they were taken from the cargo bays. authorities caught 29 have toes and 57 other workers are under investigation. >> still to come, we are following the breaking news. five people dead in a fire on the san mateo bridge. we'll continue to bring you updated throughout the show. the shocking video as a man opens fire on police. the new concerns about officer safety as they're outgunned on the road. >> a newly disabled woman needed new cell phone and it was becoming a problem.

>> ama: we want to bet back to our breaking news on the san

mateo bridge where there have been multiple fay tallities after a himow caught fire. lillian, what have you learned? >> we're on the san mateo county side of the bridge, and on the westbound lanes is where the limousine caught fire. five people inside were trapped and those five people did not survive. joining us now is officer jeff with the california highway patrol. what can you tell us? >> from what we know is the limousine was traveling westbound here on 92 on the bridge, and we got calls of smoke coming from the limousine. the limousine pulled over and then all of a sudden became engulfed in flames. there were ten occupants in the vehicle, possibly on their way to a dance. and five were able to escape the vehicle, and attempted to assist the others and were unable to get the other five out. so as of right now preliminary we have five that were trapped in the vehicle and cooperate get

-- couldn't get out. >> the five that survived, any injuries? >> they're all being checked out. making sure they're not injured. no smoke illinois hill -- inhalation, but they weren'ting checked by paramedics. >> was it a prom or dance? >> looked leak they were going to a prom from one of the other young ladies i tried to speak to, and to console. appears they were going to the prom. >> these are teenagers. >> they were young people. >> do you know where they're from? >> we don't know that information as of now. >> anything else you can tell us? >> you know, all we know -- we really have limited information to go on right now. interviewed are being conducted, as far as the driver, he attempted to make a -- assist to get the passengers out of his limousine, but as of right now we have no further information, and it's just an unfortunate situation. >> all westbound lanes are closed. do you know how long it will

remain closed? year three or four hours. we have a cig alert and are advising people if they're coming to the peninsula, to use alternate routes, such as the san francisco bridge, the dumbarton bridge or 237. >> how far is traffic backed up on the westbound? >> traffic is backed up pretty far, at least to the flat section. we did advise the toll plaza to be shut down 45 minutes ago. >> thank you very much for all the information. and am ma, that's the later here. ten people inside the limousine. five did not survive. we'll gather more information and present it to you as it becomes available, back to you. >> ama: thank you. yeah, sounds like they were heading to a prom. we'll keep you updated. for now, let's get to meteorologist leigh glaser, who is checking on the weather. significantly cooler tomorrow, leigh. >> leigh: you can see why. live doppler 7hd showing you a

wall of fog, low clouds clouds d drizzle already started and going to bring a significant cooling for your sunday afternoon. tomorrow will only be in the 70s. live shot here from the high definition rooftop cam, the embarcadero degreesy. sfo, gusts over 30 miles-per-hour out of the west. san francisco, downtown. 57. san jose, 56. 54 at half moon by. here's a look at the forecast. low clouds, fog, mist and drizzle return to the coast and bay. sharp drop in the temperatures sunday afternoon, and then introduce a chance of a few light showers moving in on monday and tuesday. lows overnight, mid-to-upper 40s in the north bay so a little cooler there as the marine influence moves in. 50s elsewhere and the low cloudiness and fog scattered across the bay area.

this is the setup. we're keeping a close eye on an area of low pressure that is going retrograde back towards the west ask it's going to have to pick up some moisture off the coast and move it inland so if you have plans tomorrow afternoon, the sierra nevada, get ready for a chance of showers, isolated thunderstorms. by monday morning the low tracks well off the coast, counterclockwise spin. any moisture off the coast is going to rotate towards the bay area. this forecast model may be overplaying this a little bit, but at least you get the sense we could possibly see some higher el vegas -- elevation showers and isolated thunderstorms, tomorrow, and tuesday morning, but you'll notice the cooler air mass settling over the bay area. check out these numbers. san jose, tomorrow, 70 degrees. going to feel like it. upper 50s at the coast. breezy conditions there.

68, palo alto. san francisco, 65. north bay, you've been in the 90s and 80s the past several days, so definitely a big drop, with 72 for santa rosa, only 69 for oakland tomorrow, and interior east bay, no 90s to speak of. only 70s. the seven-day forecast charges of showers monday and tuesday, higher elevations. bring in more sunshine and warm things up thursday and friday. so a big change in

>> ama: starting over from a life-changing event, like blindness, can be difficult. >> we take it for granted something as common as a cell phone but a woman needed a special phone to receivets with

life. when verdict vers turned -- verizon turned her away she turn to us. >> she had an aneurysm that left her blind and cut off from the world. >> i've always been an active person, and done a lot of things. >> but now she couldn't read. so her first step, get a voice-activated phone that would help her connect the old fashioned way, by talking to people. >> and give me something to do, to do the research and find out where i would fit, and help other people. >> turner says she had bought her standard verizon phone at a discount when she signed up for the service contract in august 2012. the phone only cost her $99, and she still had 18 months to go on the contract. she was willing to pay for a new voice activated phone but she wanted a discount since she was already a customer. but store employees told her that was not company policy.

if she wanted to break her contract she would have to pay full retail for the new phone, and quoted her a price of $650. >> they wanted moyer money, and i said, you know, i did cop front them with, do you want me as a customer or do you want me to just go away? and they said, oh, no, we want yoivment said, then why aren't you helping me? >> help came from "7 on your side". after we contacted verizon, her next trip to the story was very different. >> they said we do have a phone that we want you to try, and it's voice-activated and will be complimentary. >> a spokesman from verizon did not want to go on camera but told news an e-mail statement, we're committed to providing accessible products and services that meet the communication needs of our customers with disabilities. i'm meeseed we were able to help monday turner determine which device best meets her needs and

we appreciate her continued business. under federal law, phone companies must reason my doomed people with disabilities and provide access to the products and services they need. however, they are not required to do this for free. >> rich sell. >> her world opened up and she found services for the blind she didn't know existed, like this special reader. recently she gained back a little vision in one eye and is feeling optimistic. >> i can watch the tv, i put my nose up to the screen. so, it's -- i'm getting the. >> and it all started with a phone. >> and i told everybody that i know that you real where helped me. >> one of the organizations turner connected with is light house.org. it's a clearing house of resources for vision-impaired people. turner fought the lighthouse

using her new phone but i'll put a link up so you can check it out if it will help you. >> ama: tomorrow, michael finney will have a look at web sites that help you find someone to watch your children. what you need to watch out for. >> mike shumann is here with sports. a mixed bag. >> mike: a little bit of everything. fer -- the giants with back-to-back walkoff homers, both from catchers,

>> mike: giants and dodgers, played for over four hours, combining for 19 runs, 30 hits, we have had back-to-back walk utah in this series, both from catcher, buster posey last night. here we good. the giants got off to a quick start. first inning, buster posey to

the gap, two-run double. giants '2-0. but ryan vogelsong blew a 6-1 lead. matt kemp singles to center. vogelsong, four runs in-2/3 innings. in the sixth, rodriguez uncorks a wild pitch, allowing posey to score. going to extras. quiroz, facing league, 0-2 pitch. are you kidding me? a walkoff. season-high five game win streak. a's in new york, bull day for the matinee against the yankees but colon did not enjew it. -- enjoy it. in the fifth, lyle overbay, see ya. colon new it.

a monster mash to the second deck. hafner bloops a single to left. cano trots home. and colon gave up three hits, struck out three. yankees starter phil hughes had the a's number. the yankees win 4-2. >> gilroy boxer robert guerrero, the compost, because you can't hit what you can't see. but he couldn't hit floyd mayweather tonight, losing his shot at the wbc well ter weaght title. guerrero could not get a shot an mayweather and was outboxed. may -- weather won. now 44-0, paid 32 million and roberts suffered only his second loss and maybe his $3 million pay day will take the

sting away. >> to churchill downs for the kentucky derby. have nod hat a triple crown winner since 1978. you had be a mudder today. here's the call. >> on the outside, now to take the lead as they come down to the poll. it's orb, normandie invasion, and golden soul. orb, has won the kentucky derby! >> mike: orb is your winner, roaring from behind, winning the first leg of the triple crown and giving the trainer his first derby champion. goalen soul was second, revolutionary was third. this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rook -- river rock casino. >> ama: we continue to follow breaking news. sky 7hd is over the scene of a fatal fire on the san mateo bridge.

we'll continue to bring

>> ama: we go back to the breaking story we have been following. you're looking at live pictures from sky 7hd over the scene right now. you see the limousine right there, caught fire on the san mateo bridge, has killed five people. lisa amin gulezian has just arrived at the san mateo bridge toll mass a where traffic has been stopped. what are you seeing? >> lisa: we actually cannot even get to the toll plaza. we're here an exit at 92 westbound. take a look behind me. you can see that traffic is crawling because only one lane of traffic is open. the chp shut down westbound traffic because self miles away on the bridge itself at the decline is li that limo that cat

fire. westbound traffic beyond this point is shut down. it has been for 45 minutes. rescue crews are still working on the highway, which is why the cars are not allowed to go in that direction. i did see a chp car speed down the highway toward the toll plaza just a few minutes ago so there's a lot of activity on the highway, and you can see this backup. drives are asked to use the dumbarton bridge to get around, at least for the next several hours. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> ama: lillian kim is on the san mateo county side of the bridge. you just spoke with the chop -- chp. what can you tell us? >> i need to make one major clarification. a chp officer told us inside wereople inside were teenagers, teenagerr going to or coming back from the prom. that is wrong.

the people inside, all of them, all ten, are women, and they're believed to be in their 30s. we're on the san mateo county side of the san mateo bridge, and the limousine fire happened on the westbound lanes on, on the decline service. the chp says smoke started coming out of the rear of the limousine. the driver then pulled over and then the vehicle was quickly engulfed in flames. five passengers were able to escape. five others did not survive. of the five, four were taken to the hospital. >> four were transported, three with minor to moderate injuries, smoke inhalation, one with severe burns, and we have no idea where they were going or coming from, and that's is going on. >> two- of -- of the five peoplo did not survive, we have been

told that people are working on extricating their bodies right now. live, abc7 news. >> ama: we have learned that they were women in their 30s in the limo. in southern california, all residents forced to evacuate because of raging wildfires are being allowed to return home tonight. mother nature is helping firefighters control the fire northwest of los angeles. here's clayton sandell. >> moisture air and milder winds are helping to calm the wildfire that burn more than 43 square miles in southern california in a couple of days. >> to have a fire that burn more than 28,000 acres in a short amount of time in may is something we dent see very often in california. so today the relief in the weather is a relief for firefighters. >> flames still threaten homes. remarkably no homes have been lost and only 15 have been damaged. >> these firemen did a tremendous job. so, very, very thankful for

them. >> here's what happened. a high-pressure system moved, rotating clockwise, sending air over the mountains. the air dropped, come pressed, heated up and became less humid. that gust of wind fanned the wildfires. now a low coming onshore is bringing winds from the other direction, with showers and cooler temperatures, sunday and monday. that say firefighters will go a long way in helping get the blaze finally under control. clayton sandell, abc news. >> ama: firefighters in southern california death with a big fire at an industrial yard in fontan. stacks of pal lets went up in planes, and -- in flames, crews contained the flames. >> the fire activity serves as a good reminder to be prepared

when disaster strikes. that's themessage first responders delivered this morning. police, fire and medical personnel held training sessions for residents on how they can be ready in case of an earthquake or fire. >> want people to think about this potential disaster ahead of time. plan on how they're going to escape, get their family out of the area. >> a wild land fire session had to be cancelled because the mill valley true what was supposed to train had been sent down to fight the springs fire in ventura county. >> shocking video. a gunman jumped out of his car and unloaded an ak-47 on two ohio police officers during a traffic stop last month. it was caught on the cruiser's dash camera. the gunman, let out 33 rounds from the assault rifle before the two injured officers returned fire and killed him. inside his car they foundmer

ammunition, ski mask, and gloves, and instructional dvds and books on how to make explosives. >> aviation history was made today. the world's first airplane powered entirely by the sun completed its first leg of a transcontinental trip. the solar impulse landed after an 18 hour, 18 minute flight. the plane with a wing span the side of a 747 and the weight of a mid-size car is powered by 12,000 solar cells. >> trying to do this on solar solar power, with no fuel. the first airplane able to reply day and night on solar power. >> next stop in dallas will happen in the coming weeks. >> the police policy that could be putting your car at rfk of -- at risk of theft. >> an invasion from the star wars universe. why so many storm troopers were on the streets today.

>> leigh: hi there. big drop in temperatures for the bay area, as well as southern california. we'll pinpoint that forecast and

>> ama: a young man president obama mentioned in a speech as a living example of perseverance and dedication walked across the

stage in belmont. the president singled him out, then a freshman. shut schultz had brain cancer since he was three but didn't let more than 12 surgeries stop him. >> i fine it inspiring i can go forthand -- forth and live the dream he put forth, like others have done through life experiences like i have, and still stick with and it be able to graduate from college. >> ama: today, he received his bachelor's degree in business administration. today was a day made for light sabres and hyper drives. thoses terms from star wars. there was a special screening of the first star wars movie in san francisco. today, may 4th, is special as this man explains. >> special event. >> this is the unofficial star

wars day. >> you can say that. and sunday can be the same. the revenge of the fifth. >> the star wars franchise was bought last year by disney, which owns abc7, star wars 7 is in theaters in 2015. >> let's get to leigh glaser because we have big changes coming. >> leigh: the fog, the low clouds, mist and drizzle, already back as westerly sea breeze is starting to move in across the bay area. so, cooler numbers for us all locations tomorrow. some folks down as much as 20 degrees. traveling back east, you can see why the kentucky derby was so wet. an area of low pressure bringing the moisture, feeding it into kentucky ands at tennessee, and1 for dallas, and across southern california, some heat relief, some fire relief, as you'll see the moisture that builds up over

the open waters may rotate close to the l.a. basin tomorrow. los angeles cools to 68. 65, san diego, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from lake tahoe down towards yosemite by tomorrow afternoon. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. cooler, breeze 'er day. going to know it's a sharp trop in temperatures tomorrow. no 90s or 80s, we'll all be in the 0s or 60s and a chance of ice lited sures monday, and tuesday, and then start to dry things out a bit, thursday and friday, bring in sunshine and also warm temperatures up a few degrees. >> ama: thank you, leigh. due to breaking news the i-team investigation on the police policy that could be putting your car at risk will air tomorrow night so be sure to tune in for that. now to mike shumann who has all of the sports highlights. >> mike: giants win a thriller over the dodgers with another walkoff winner.

>> ama: we're taking our live picture over the san mateo bridge where we have some following breaking news. you can see a fire engine there and it's very dark but you can see the charred remains of a limousine right there. five people inside the limo died after a fire broke out in the back of the limousine. five others managed to escape the flames. four were taken to hospitals. the chp told us that the people on board were all women in their 30s. the fire was first reported just after 10:00 tonight. the coroner has been called to the scene to remove the bodies of the people who were unable to escape, and the traffic note for you, one lane of westbound 92 has been re-opened after the entire direction of the bridge was closed. we're taking a look from the ground and you can see the backed up traffic as they're

trying to get off the bridge. we'll continue to bring you updates on the sunday morning news that begins at 5:00, and of course, stay tuned to abc7news.com for the latest information as well. >> mike: boxer robert guerrero, the pride of gilroy, should be proud but he is not, losing his shot at the wbc welterweight title to floyd mayweather, jr. he not not fought for over a year and dominated. guerrero could not get a shot on mayweather. mayweather won a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring 111-117. roberts suffered only his second loss, taking home 3 million tuesday. giants and documenters played for over four hours tonight, combining for 19 runs and 30 hits. we have had back-to-back walkoff winners in the series, both from

catchers. buster bowsy last night and tonight? here we first good. first inning, buster posey one to the gap, bounces over the wall for a two-run double. ryan vogelsong blew a 6-1 lead. dodgers scored seven in the fifth. vogelsong torched for between runs in 4-2/3 innings. in the sixth, rodriguez uncorks the wild pitch that ahowed posey to score. ties the game. in the tenth. tied at nine. backup catcher inquire -- queiroz, out of here. giants win, a season-high five-game win streak. in a's in new york. a beautiful day for a matinee. colon didn't enjoy it.

chris stewart, former giant. then in the fifth, lyle overbay, outta her, -- here, 2-0 yankees, then hafner, bloop single. colon, three runs, six hits, yankees' starter phil hughes hat the a's numbers. the yankees go on to win it 4-2. to churchill downs for the 139th running of the kentucky derby. we have not had a triple crown winner since 1978. had to be a mudder today. here's the call. >> it's orb on the outside. taking the lead. and it is orb, and normandie invasion, and golden soul. down to the wire. orb has won the kentucky derby! >> mike: orb is the winner, came

roaring from behind. winning the first leg of the triple crown, giving the trainer his first derby champion. golden soul was second, revolutionary was third. >> the warriors in san antonio to face the spurs monday night, and after the win over denver, there will be no rest for the weary as the spurs are a tougher target. namely tim duncan, 29 straight games over the warriors. bogut will have his hands full. >> obviously, they have a different pressure in the paint, and however long they want to do it. we have to have game plan to defend him. >> game seven, nets and bulls, in brooklyn. nate robinson turns its over. then the pretty bounce bass to

wallace. call that a monster jam. second quarter, noah all alone for the dunk. finish width 24 points, bulls led 61-44 at halftime. former warrior, marco dar knell. 24 points for the bulls. chicago up for good. win 99-93, face miami in the semifinals. >> third round of the wells fargo championship. keep an eye on our daughter at all times. phil mickelson entered the day with a two-stroke lead and after a double bogey on 15, check out 16. hits a spectator on the head. mickelson tied for the lead heading into the final round. >> this abc7 sports report brought to you by river roc -- rock ciebs. >> that's for this edition of

abc7 news. we'll leave you with a live look over the limo fire where five people died. one lane is open. we'll follow the latest development.

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